Prenatal Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Cerebral Palsy.
Zhang Y, Hu Y, Talarico R, Qiu X, Schwartz J, Fell DB, Oskoui M, Lavigne E, Messerlian C.
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 01. 7(7):e2420717. PMID: 38980674
Assistant Professor of Environmental Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
I am a passionate and curious scientist committed to understanding how the world around us impacts human reproductive health and development. My research at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health is focused on examining the extent to which environmental exposures affect a couple's ability to achieve conception, maintain pregnancy, and deliver healthy offspring. I investigate both paternal and maternal exposures to phthalates, phenols, and other emerging chemicals and their mixtures on ovarian reserve, time to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, preterm birth, birth weight, placental parameters, and child development outcomes. I have specialized in reproductive, perinatal and pediatric epidemiology, infertility, assisted reproduction, and causal methods with perinatal application. I also actively collaborate with leading bench scientists to conduct translational research to examine the underlying biological pathways that may lead to infertility and adverse pregnancy and child health outcomes.
As the Director of the Scientific Early Life Environmental Health & Development (SEED) Program, my team works to understand how the environment impacts reproductive health from the very earliest stages of life - starting from the formation of gametes and embryos - to the birth of infants and throughout childhood. My goal is to generate impactful science on the role of the environment on early life health and development across the reproductive life course. My mission is to use cutting-edge evidence to inform clinical practice, translate science into policy action, and implement prevention strategies to improve the health of mothers, fathers, and their children.
Prior to joining the Harvard Chan School, I worked as a pediatric nurse at the Montreal Children's Hospital and as a maternal-child public health consultant for local, state, and national governments. I am enthusiastic teacher and mentor, and a lifelong learner. I strive to learn and grow from every person I encounter; my motivation is always one of understanding and giving, equally in my pursuit of science as in humanity.
SM Mentor of the Year Award
Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Bisby Fellowship Prize, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
James O. Maria Meadows Fellowship, McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
Doctoral Research Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Provost Graduate Fellowship, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology
McGill University, Department of Epidemiology
Zhang Y, Hu Y, Talarico R, Qiu X, Schwartz J, Fell DB, Oskoui M, Lavigne E, Messerlian C.
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 01. 7(7):e2420717. PMID: 38980674
Chen YJ, Messerlian C, Lu Q, Mustieles V, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Wang L, Lu WQ, Liu C, Wang YX, Chen YJ, Messerlian C, Lu Q, Mustieles V, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Wang L, Lu WQ, Liu C, Wang YX, Chen YJ, Messerlian C, Lu Q, Mustieles V, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Wang L, Lu WQ, Liu C, Wang YX.
Environ Int. 2024 Jul. 189:108785. PMID: 38823155
Mustieles V, Fernández MF, Messerlian C.
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 01. 7(5):e2412022. PMID: 38780945
Zhang Y, Sun Q, Mustieles V, Martin L, Sun Y, Bibi Z, Torres N, Coburn-Sanderson A, First O, Souter I, Petrozza JC, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Wang YX, Messerlian C.
Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Apr 02. 58(13):5685-5694. PMID: 38502775
Martin L, Boutwell BB, Messerlian C, Adams CD.
Commun Biol. 2024 Feb 24. 7(1):230. PMID: 38402277
Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Korevaar TIM, Martin L, Sun Y, Bibi Z, Torres N, Coburn-Sanderson A, First O, Souter I, Petrozza JC, Broeren MAC, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Wang YX, Messerlian C.
Environ Pollut. 2024 Apr 01. 346:123513. PMID: 38350534
Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Martin L, Sun Y, Hillcoat A, Fang X, Bibi Z, Torres N, Coburn-Sanderson A, First O, Souter I, Petrozza JC, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Wang YX, Messerlian C.
Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Feb 13. 58(6):2683-2692. PMID: 38290209
Rostomian L, Chiloyan A, Hentschel E, Messerlian C.
BMJ Open. 2023 12 30. 13(12):e076171. PMID: 38159954
Welch BM, Keil AP, Buckley JP, Engel SM, James-Todd T, Zota AR, Alshawabkeh AN, Barrett ES, Bloom MS, Bush NR, Cordero JF, Dabelea D, Eskenazi B, Lanphear BP, Padmanabhan V, Sathyanarayana S, Swan SH, Aalborg J, Baird DD, Binder AM, Bradman A, Braun JM, Calafat AM, Cantonwine DE, Christenbury KE, Factor-Litvak P, Harley KG, Hauser R, Herbstman JB, Hertz-Picciotto I, Holland N, Jukic AMZ, McElrath TF, Meeker JD, Messerlian C, Michels KB, Newman RB, Nguyen RHN, O'Brien KM, Rauh VA, Redmon B, Rich DQ, Rosen EM, Schmidt RJ, Sparks AE, Starling AP, Wang C, Watkins DJ, Weinberg CR, Weinberger B, Wenzel AG, Wilcox AJ, Yolton K, Zhang Y, Ferguson KK.
Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Dec. 131(12):127015. PMID: 38117586
Sun Y, Wang YX, Liu C, Mustieles V, Pan XF, Zhang Y, Messerlian C.
Environ Sci Technol. 2023 Dec 26. 57(51):21616-21626. PMID: 38091484
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